  Armenia, Belarus satisfied with bilateral cooperation  April 16, 2012 - 17:17 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Belarusian counterpart Sergey Martynov held a joint press conference in Yerevan on April 16. Armenian Minister told journalists that the relations between the two countries see proper development. Prior to the press conference, the two ministers discussed bilateral ties, prospects of expanding areas for collaboration, as well as regional and international issues. “Economic cooperation is developing rapidly, both at top and regional levels; Armenian provinces have cooperation agreements with Belarusian regions,” Minister Nalbandian said According to him, about 70 agreements are signed between the countries in the legal field, and this number may increase in future. The parties also discussed the resolution of Karabakh conflict, cooperation within UN, OSCE, CIS and CSTO.   6 16.04.12 - RA FM Edward Nalbandian and his Belarus counterpart Sergei Martynov hold a joint press conference          Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
